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United States Patent | 5,753,023 |
Bishop | May 19, 1998 |
A method for manufacture of a small dimension product using a dissolvable crystal. The crystal is coated with at least one layer of vacuum deposited material to form a coated crystal. The coated crystal is mixed with a liquid to dissolve the crystal and permit the layer of material to break into flakes. The flakes are separated from the liquid.
Inventors: | Bishop; Charles A. (Newby Middlesbrough, GB) |
Assignee: | Flex Products, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 640005 |
Filed: | April 30, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 106/415; 106/31.65; 106/31.9; 106/401; 427/213; 427/214; 427/215; 427/218; 427/219; 427/255.23; 427/255.7; 427/294; 427/402; 427/419.2; 427/419.3; 428/403; 428/405 |
Intern'l Class: | C09C 001/28 |
Field of Search: | 106/31.9,31.65,22 R,401,415 428/403,405 427/213,214,215,218,219,255.1,255.2,255.7,294,402,419.2,419.3 |
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